331. PS6 Production Confirmed, Sony + AMD RDNA 5 Design, XBOX Magnus | Dustin Furman
Dustin from Last Stand Media joins to discuss the future of PlayStation, XBOX, AMD, and Nvidia!
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0:00 Dustin's Origins & Getting into Podcasting (Intro Banter)
12:34 Third Rails of Tech Journalism
17:37 PS5 Pro's (Bad) Support
30:15 Should Sony mandate 40 FPS VRR or Higher?
43:15 (NEW Leak) PS6 Thoughts & Production Date Confirmation
1:08:25 Sony x AMD & RDNA 5 Design
1:26:19 XBOX Magnus & Microsoft’s Mistakes
1:47:16 Can Microsoft save Game Pass?
1:52:45 Who could replace XBOX in the console race?
2:02:51 Nintendo Switch 2 vs PS6 Portable
Check out Dustin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DustinCanFly
Check out Sacred Symbols on Last Stand Media: https://www.youtube.com/@LastStand-Media
Recent AMD x Sony Project Amethyst Video: https://youtu.be/1LCMzw-_dMw
Dustin's Critical PS5 Pro video: https://youtu.be/SL3ly5q7qyc?si=nBJz9k-pEfgXuJ7S
XBOX Magnus Leak: https://youtu.be/X_pjrZQDerw
PS6 Orion Leak: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8
PS6 Canis Leak: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ
AMD AT3/4 Medusa Leak: https://youtu.be/K0B08iCFgkk
RDNA 5 Leak: https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1976384591062761590
https://wccftech.com/ps4-pro-support-growing-disappointment/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/6pul2g/is_until_dawns_lack_of_ps_pro_support_indicative/
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330. XBOX Magnus Cancelled (?) Leak, AMD Zen 6 & Zen 7 X3D Specs, Intel Panther Lake
We break down the next generations of Ryzen V-Cache, leak XBOX info, and discuss Intel Ultra 400!
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00:00 Starting new hobbies (intro)
3:01 PlayStation blocks on PC GPUs (Corrections)
5:23 FSR 4 on RDNA 3 & 2 Tested by Hardware Unboxed
20:31 Is it worth it to use upscalers to go from 1080p to 4K in 4K screens
25:14 GPD WIN 5 w/ Strix Halo 395 Fully Tested
36:56 Does anything else use the same CPU chiplets as strix Halo?
39:19 AMD Zen 6 Design Details Reaffirmed, and more!
47:51 Will APUs take over desktop and DIY
52:25 With MDS-1 having 22 cores, what will be the point in Gator Range?
58:23 Between server, consoles, consumer desktop CPU & GPU could AMD supply the market with enough chips? Is the Media Die AMD has being built for RDNA 5, being built on SS 4nm?
1:03:00 Intel Panther Lake Fully Leaked
1:12:50 XBOX Continues to Collapse – Is XBOX Magnus Cancelled?
1:24:27 Magnus price and $1000 XBOX Series X, betting with XBOX
1:27:47 The Game Pass situation was inevitable, has PS6 already won next gen? Boycott
1:30:42 EA Games Bought by Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner, and other Backers in $55B Deal
1:37:40 Intel Core Ultra X, HUB sales data, AMD fabbing at Intel, PS5 slim revision, Unity (Wrap-Up)
1:45:15 Time to bring expansions back (Final RM)
Links:
https://youtu.be/yB0qmTCzrmI?si=qGxLLYrg9FzfE42v
https://youtu.be/gqB4-DFhauM?si=bWnUsNsVT9KzD27V
https://youtu.be/Lj9AVkOL3b8
https://youtu.be/FVtwDOdmFNI?si=BTXsHsKBzOOSc-ee
https://youtu.be/NPiZBmrj_Aw https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1974216671909855658
https://youtu.be/ExpNObGI124
https://youtu.be/4iP6C7EV4G0
https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1973423496610124281
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1973469590480101380
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1973489939053518982
https://youtu.be/OUPxytMLWzI?si=MNxGs7vNmpvOZiur
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-premium-members-will-now-get-new-xbox-games-within-a-year-except-call-of-duty/
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xboxs-next-gen-console-hardware-plans-arent-cancelled
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/ea-games-saudi-arabia-trump
https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ex-bioware-veteran-says-eas-usd55-billion-buyout-is-likely-going-to-mean-layoffs-and-studio-closures-and-a-dramatic-reduction-in-people-thanks-to-that-looming-usd20-billion-of-debt/
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mass-effect/ea-goes-usd20-billion-in-debt-as-part-of-its-usd55-billion-buyout-and-the-bioware-fans-whove-already-waited-8-years-for-mass-effect-5-are-terrified-of-how-the-company-might-cut-costs/
Intel Core Ultra X: https://www.techpowerup.com/341543/intel-core-ultra-x-series-reportedly-arriving-with-panther-lake-launch
HUB comes in clutch with GPU sales data for Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlcgAG-C9wo TLDR: https://x.com/treasureh8nter/status/1974408735100489995
AMD fabbing at Intel – a hoax?: https://www.semiaccurate.com/2025/10/03/is-amd-fabbing-at-intel-foundry/
PS5 Slim Revision Adds Liquid Metal Fix: https://wccftech.com/new-playstation-5-cfi-2100-model-addresses-critial-liquid-metal-issue/
Unity security flaw: https://www.theverge.com/news/791609/unity-security-exploit-developers-update-games Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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329. AMD Zen 6 Medusa, Strix Halo GPD WIN 5, PS6 Handheld, XBOX Ally X | The Phawx
We review GPD Win 5 w/ Zen 5 Strix Halo, get hyped about Zen 6 RDNA 5 APUs, and discuss PS6!
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0:00 History of PC Handhelds & Low-Power Desires
13:26 AMD Zen 5 Strix Halo Analysis
22:53 GPD Win 5 w/ AI Max+ 395 Review
34:38 Windows 11 vs SteamOS
45:22 Zen 6 Medusa will be a "Zen 2 Moment" for APUs
1:01:57 Z3 Extreme Performance
1:07:57 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis
1:17:06 PlayStation 6 Handheld
1:25:16 PS6 handheld vs PS5 power, Series S holding back
1:32:29 Why did Intel Lunar Lake Handhelds fail?
1:43:21 Intel x Nvidia Partnership
1:54:28 Rising Handheld Prices, Steam Deck 2 LITE, Future of Laptops (Final RM)
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PhawX Halo Handheld Testing: https://youtu.be/vuQelz8q7Iw?si=TZgOzF1LfiuE1vOd
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0:00 Sponsors & The end of Beer Reader Mail (Intro Banter)
5:12 RTX 5090 Effective Bandwidth (Corrections)
6:52 (NEW Leak) NVIDIA Unveils Rubin CPX – is it the RTX 6090?
18:47 How would an AI Crash affect Nvidia?
22:43 Nvidia to Make Future Intel iGPU Tiles
34:18 Will Nvidia end up buying Intel? Is N1X Dead?
43:21 Battlemage B770 Launch Details Leaked
55:16 Full PS6 Specs Leaked - We did NOT say it was a 5090 lol
1:06:08 Will Next-Gen Ray Tracing Kill XBOX Series S?
1:13:11 Microsoft Raises XBOX Pricing AGAIN
1:21:16 Is ROG XBOX Ally X a Beta for a "Gaming Windows OS"?
1:24:57 FSR 4 Works on RDNA 2?!
1:36:26 Borderlands 4 has Massive Technical Issues on All Platforms
1:45:41 Switch 2 Key Cards, RX 7700 16GB, Nvidia Leak Confirmed(Wrap-Up)
1:54:46 Intel Instability, MLID Wiki, YouTube Algorithm (Final RM)
Links:
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-unveils-rubin-cpx-a-new-class-of-gpu-designed-for-massive-context-inference
https://youtu.be/zBAxiQi2nPc?si=TeX2na084Tc908jj
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products
https://youtu.be/h9BdITGw9pY
https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8 https://youtu.be/BO7jZFz97Tg
https://www.theverge.com/news/782079/microsoft-xbox-console-price-increase-us
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/may-2025-pricing-updates
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1nk5bvq/fsr4_is_100_worth_using_on_steam_deck/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/FSR-4-now-runs-on-Steam-Deck-and-delivers-massive-image-quality-boost-in-supported-games.1117010.0.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/109495-amd-fsr-4-leak-modders-unlock-upscaling-tech.html
https://youtu.be/kRWW6qwjFBA?si=X6IHVL_kqsV6eZRm
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/i-fixed-borderlands-4s-stuttering-issue-by-upping-my-shader-cache-size-to-100-gb-which-feels-like-something-i-shouldnt-have-to-do-in-a-well-optimised-game/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/borderlands-4-performance-benchmark/
https://youtu.be/11XZL0VinHY?si=InoMQlFUJQ7AWFCp
https://youtu.be/CMkukKv-C-E?si=WIaE5oGtqOCpq3iq
https://www.techspot.com/review/3033-borderlands-4-benchmark/
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/star-wars-outlaws-developer-explains-that-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-are-too-slow-for-a-physical-game-release-snowdrop-game-engine-uses-disk-data-streaming-to-render-the-game-world
GPD Win 5 Review: https://youtu.be/vuQelz8q7Iw?si=mdEqNrLsHDirQHCV
RX 7700 16GB Silently Announced: https://www.techpowerup.com/341166/asrock-launches-radeon-rx-7700-challenger-graphics-cards-with-16-gb-memory
Another MLID Leak Confirmed: https://www.techpowerup.com/341165/nvidia-confirms-n1-laptop-processor-is-a-variant-of-gb10-grace-blackwell-superchip
Nvidia banned from China by China: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-after-reports-china-has-banned-its-ai-chips.html
Intel not on 2nm TSMC Customer list: https://www.techpowerup.com/341044/tsmcs-first-2-nm-node-customers-are-apple-amd-nvidia-and-mediatek-intel-missing
Raptor Lake legacy affects BL4: https://www.pcguide.com/news/intel-13th-14th-gen-cpu-instability-is-another-reason-why-borderlands-4-might-slowdown-or-crash-says-gearbox/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
A game dev joins to discuss PlayStation 6 Handheld Specs, XBOX Magnus, and Next-Gen GeForce!
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0:00 Bryan's Game Development History
4:53 Bryan is making a Game! (Radiant Starlets)
8:55 Borderlands 4 & UE5 Performance Analysis
43:38 PlayStation 6 Specs Analysis
1:11:59 What will XBOX Magnus & PS6 be capable of?
1:32:57 Comparing PS4-PS5 to PS5-PS6
1:40:09 (Cool ways) AI could be used Next-Gen
1:49:07 AMD RDNA 5 & RADEON's Upcoming Chiplet Revolution
2:04:37 Nvidia CPU Overhead and GeForce Mindshare
2:19:04 How well will 16GB GPUs age in the PS6 Era?
2:33:59 Will Next-Gen Consoles rely on Frame Gen?
2:39:02 XBOX Hopes & Fears
Support Radiant Starlets: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/busterxbuster/radiant-starlets
Last time Bryan was on: https://youtu.be/G0ET6qpfrFg
Bryan's Twitter Account: https://x.com/bryanheemskerk
BL4 TPU Performance: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/borderlands-4-performance-benchmark/
HUB Borderlands Bench: https://youtu.be/dfaN3emhChQ?si=8zcz4_IywiZBVVhh
Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/
PS6 Orion: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8?si=8AWKdalV8DhxsJV9
PS6 Canis: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ?si=It9qgEIQS26VHHob
RDNA 5 APUs & XBOX Magnus: https://youtu.be/K0B08iCFgkk?si=oVVhB6gydO7uz-w0
RDNA 5: https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU?si=ahaBQzLptki1quyK
Intel Nova Lake: https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=WgRJ2NAiNiA_ceJJ
RTX 50 SUPER: https://youtu.be/9ii4qrzfV5w?si=q08HhgOKkBaGcDeB
https://twistedvoxel.com/rog-xbox-ally-handhelds-price-revealed/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/49520/discussions/0/864972399895861423/
https://www.facebook.com/OpenSurpriseYT/posts/street-fighter-6-graphics-on-nintendo-switch-2-vs-xbox-series-sx-vs-ps5-comparis/1198294372308234/
https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/7000-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900xtx.html
Infinity Ward Dev Episode: https://youtu.be/tmfHxJT1I3I
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/president-of-xbox-at-microsoft-asked-about-the-closure-of-hi-fi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-spends-close-to-a-minute-saying-almost-nothing/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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